Saturday, February 4, 2012

Ferrari and Force India launch controversial new cars for 2012 Formula One season




Ferrari and Force India became the latest teams to launch their 2012 challengers on Friday morning, with fans immediately reacting with horror to the 'stepped-nose' design featured on both cars.
The feature, a response to new safety regulations requiring the car's nose to be nearer to the ground, was first seen on the Caterham which launched last week.
The CT01 was dubbed the 'Platypus' by Formula One aesthetes but its designers insisted other teams would follow suit.
And they have. Although McLaren managed to retain a sleeker look with their MP4-27, launched at Woking on Wednesday, Ferrari's F2012 - which the correspondent for Gazzetta dello Sport described as "the ugliest Ferrari ever" - was immediately being lampooned on Twitter as the 'Hammerhead'.
It raises the question of whether McLaren have missed a trick in not opting for a stepped-nose - or even whether their engineers considered it.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso said he hoped the F2012 would be competitive from the start this season after a disappointing 2011 in which he won just one race.


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